'''Laterborn''' is a [[perzine]] written by Jason Martin of Driftwood City, California, U.S.A.

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'''Laterborn''' is a [[comic]] zine by [[Jason Martin]] of the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Started in August 2004, the zine is comprised of short stories and comics about Jason's youth and life. Frequent topics include friendships, jobs, and nostalgia for early 1990s alternative music.

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Started in August 2004, the zine is usually a mix of autobiographical comics and fictional short stories. Frequent themes include friendship, loneliness, death, unrequited love, music, and the California coast.

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[[Kelly Froh]] described the zine in issue 10 of [[Zine Thug]]: "This is a zine with stories to share, and they seem to be the important ones of a boy's life, the ones that have stuck with him into adulthood."

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[[John Porcellino]] described Laterborn in [[Best Zine Ever]]: "This simple, sincere comic often focuses (so far) on true or seemingly-true stories about youth and adolescence. A lot of people do this kind of stuff, but Jason’s comics stand out for their simplicity and unaffected humanity... The artwork is simple, but emotive and strong, and the writing is from the heart."

Revision as of 23:03, 20 April 2011

Started in August 2004, the zine is usually a mix of autobiographical comics and fictional short stories. Frequent themes include friendship, loneliness, death, unrequited love, music, and the California coast.

John Porcellino described Laterborn in Best Zine Ever: "This simple, sincere comic often focuses (so far) on true or seemingly-true stories about youth and adolescence. A lot of people do this kind of stuff, but Jason’s comics stand out for their simplicity and unaffected humanity... The artwork is simple, but emotive and strong, and the writing is from the heart."